Description

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FERNHURST Verdley Place,
SU 92 NW including terrace walls
7/10007
II

Large house, later office. Built between 1873 and 1875 by
Anthony Salvin for his friend Charles Savile Roundell MP,
extended in matching style by an unknown architect from 1889,
stabling converted to offices in later C20. Vernacular Revival
style, one of only two houses by Salvin in this style, the
other being his own house in the same parish,"Hawksfold". This
house was originally called Oeborne House. Asymmetrical
building of Bargate stone rubble with ashlar dressings and
tile hung upper floors. Tiled roofs with tall brick
chimneystacks. Two or three storeys; irregular fenestration.
Salvin west wing north or entrance front has to extreme right
an external stack with the initials C and J and the date 1873,
but shield of Sir Felix Otto Schuster who was the owner after
1907. A bartizan tower leads to a projecting gable with
4-light windows. To the left is a further gable with 2; 4
windows and gabled porch with bargeboards. Two-centred arched
entrance and linenfold panelled door. Three tier staircase
window to left with heraldic glass. To left is 1889 service
wing of 3 storeys with paired sashes and to the extreme left a
one storey former stable block, the courtyard glazed over for
office use. West wing south front of two storeys, 6 windows.
Mainly mullioned and transomed casements but 5-light oriel
under gable and 6-light bay to ground floor right and
octagonal ground floor window to extreme right end of Salvin
building. 1889 extension to east has adjoining four storey
water tower with pyramidal roof and weathervane. To the right
is a two storey three bay portion with projecting gable with
oriel to second floor and canted bay below. To the extreme
east is a one storey billiard room with projecting gable and
6-light square bay. East side elevation has hipped tiled porch
with balusters and double doors with elaborate hinges.
Attached to the house is a low curving terrace wall
incorporating two stone benches. Interior has staircase hall
with Jacobean style staircase with fretted arches as balusters
and square newel posts with carved knops. Armorial staircase
window with leaded lights and 4 stained glass shields with
mottoes "J'ESSAYERAI", "NEC PRECE NEC PRETIO","IN GOTT ALLEIN"
and "TREU UND FEST". Paired fluted Ionic columns and elaborate
fireplace with marble surround, wooden panels of old Flemish
carvings and caryatids, this is set within a 7-sided alcove
with Tuscan columns, 6 shell niches and motto "IN GOTT
ALLEIN", which dates the feature to Schuster's occupation. Old
Dining room has ribbed ceiling with ovolo-moulded cornice and
two fireplaces with triple stepped overmantels. Six-panelled
door. Old Library has plastered ceiling with pendants. Drawing
Room has elaborate cornice with stylized fish and eels,
panelling and mantelpiece incorporating architectural
fragments from the Low Countries. Former Billiards Room has
fireplace with four-centred arch in marble, red De Morgan
tiles and Flemish panels of religious subjects and putti.
Panelling has Composite pilasters. Service staircase has stick
balusters, mahogany handrail and column newel.Some original
fireplaces to first floor, including one with antique Delft
tiles.

Listing NGR: SU9030027352

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26564544

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Recommended Books

• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  For the Record
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)